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BANGLADESH TO BUILD NEW DEEPSEA PORT
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.The Bangladeshi government is to undertake a technical and economic feasibility study commencing in January 2005 for the development of a deepsea port. Three possible sites have already been identified, two of which are in ...
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CHINA SHIPPING TO DEVELOP JINZHOU BOX TERMINAL
Difficulties in reaching the tsunami stricken areas can be overcome with the use of the multimodal facilities available in Johor which is close to Sumatra. The port says the multimodal synergy between Senai and PTP will enable effective redistribution of essential relief items by sea or air.China Shipping Terminal Development, ...
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Hong Kong needs 10th container terminal
A Hong Kong government study forecasts that the territory will require a brand new container terminal by 2015, but also that handling costs must be capped to remain competitive with competing facilities at the neighbouring Chinese port of Shenzhen. Hong Kong is already losing market share to its rival, which ...
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NewsPSA Singapore Terminals
PSA Singapore Terminals handled 20.6TEUs) last year, up 2.5mTEUs on 2003, a 14.1% jump. In addition to strong organic growth in volumes from existing customers, the PSA harvested a bumper crop of 36 new services in 2004 - more than double the 15 services it took on the year before. ...
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Shanghai now world's busiest port
Shanghai overtook Rotterdam to become the world''s busiest port in 2004. Growth this year of 20% brought total throughput to 370 million tonnes, compared to the 350 million tonnes handled by Rotterdam, which is itself a record. Box traffic rose by 25% to14.5mTEUs, while that at Rotterdam was on course ...
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Chennai unhappy with Ennore box terminal development
Ennore Port has issued a Request for Qualifications from terminal operators interested in building a US$160m container terminal at what is India''s first corporate port.
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PSA MARINE FORMS JOINT VENTURE WITH FUZHOU PORT AUTHORITY
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.PSA Marine has established a new joint venture with Fuzhou Port Authority Shipping Division, to provide towage services to lines calling at Jiangyin including PSA's Fuzhou-Jiangyin International Container Terminal. The joint venture represents PSA Marine's ...
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PSA EYES HAZIRA
(ICTSI), Naha International Container Terminal, Inc. (NICTI) to operate a container terminal in Naha City, Okinawa.According to press sources in India, PSA has reportedly made a bid for a 74% stake in the multi-cargo port project being developed by Royal Dutch Shell at Hazira which includes an LNG facility and ...
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NewsLocal ports help with relief operations
Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), has teamed up with Senai airport to offer their facilities to international aid agencies.
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CCTL ORDERED TO REIMBURSE USERS
India''s Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) has directed Chennai Container Terminal Ltd to reimburse all special service request charges it levied on containers stored in its stacking yard during the strike earlier this year.
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SLPA not to buy previous TMS
Sri Lanka Port Authority (SLPA) chairman Dileepa Wijesundare pointed out that the previous administration planned to invest US$29m on what would have been an inferior Terminal Management System resulting in a waste of nearly US$15.5m.
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NewsCorruption at Chittagong costs US$130m annually
Importers and exporters working at Bangladesh''s leading seaport of Chittagong pay an estimated US$130m in bribes every year, claims a report by the Berlin-based anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International which reviewed transactions in the port between July 2003 and June 2004. There are 37 separate points where bribes are habitually made, ...
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SRI LANKA FACES SHORTAGE OF DRIVERS
In comparison, vessel loading and unloading added just US$6.8m to the overall cost of moving goods through the port. The report also emphasises that US$11.7m in bribes were required to smooth the passage of export consignments through Chittagong.Container road haulage companies in Sri Lanka believe they may be facing a ...
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Vietnam to build transhipment hub
The government of Vietnam has approved the US$3.6 billion Van Phong port project which it hopes will eventually rival that of Singapore''s in terms of movement of transhipment containers.
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NewsYOU WIN SOME YOU LOSE SOME
There was a time in the recent past when South Korea''s port of Busan was the regional hub of choice for Chinese export cargo, given a dire shortage of adequate deep water facilities in what is by far the Far East''s most dynamic manufacturing nation. Alex Hughes reports on the ...
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NewsDEMOCRACY BUREAUCRACY AND SLOW PROGRESS
The Indian Ports Association (IPA) is more than a mere representative body of the country''s ports. It has a direct impact on government port and maritime policies through representations to the Planning Commission, as well its own consultancy arm to oversee port development projects. Gavin van Marle talks with its ...
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HUTCH FACES EAST AND WEST
Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) retains a major presence in both Busan and Kwangyang ports in Korea. At the former, it operates the Gamman and Busan container terminals, as well as controlling the Korea International Terminals (KIT) at the latter.
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CFTC threaten boycott of Chittagong?
Members of the 21-vessel Chittagong Feeder Trade Committee (CFTC), which is made up of APL, Advanced Container Line, QC Container Line, Orient Express Line and Sea Consortium, are threatening to stop trading with the port of Chittagong due to the continuing application of severe restrictions on foreign-flagged container vessels.
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VIZAG REMAINS INDIA'S NUMBER ONE
The local stevedores were originally encouraged when investing in their operating licences, to also make investments in cargo handing equipment and other assets.Visakhapatnam Port Trust remains India's leading port in terms of total tonnage, handling 19.1m tons during the first five months of the current financial year. It has now ...
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CALCUTTA/HALDIA TO BUILD NEW MULTIPURPOSE BERTH
Haldia Dock Complex (HDC) is to build a new multipurpose berth inside the dock system. To be known as the Number Two berth, this will bring the number of berths within the dock system to 13. In addition there are a further three berths on the riverfront, all of which ...
